Alice Maio Mackay
Alice Maio Mackay is an Australian filmmaker best known for writing and directing the 2023 queer horror films T Blockers and Satranic Panic.
Early life
Maio Mackay was born in Adelaide, Australia, on 4 August 2004.Career
Since 2017, Maio Mackay has produced work under her own company, One Manner Productions. Many of her works are crowdfunded. After directing a string of short films, Maio Mackay's debut feature, So Vam, was released in 2021, followed by Bad Girl Boogey the next year. Her subsequent two features, T Blockers and Satranic Panic, premiered in 2023. Maio Mackay's fifth feature film was announced in May 2023. The title, Carnage for Christmas, was revealed that August. It released on May 4, 2024, at the Salem Horror Fest.Maio Mackay's made her on-screen acting debut in 2024 with Louise Weard's Castration Movie, playing the character of Alyssa.
Artistry
Maio Mackay cites Gregg Araki as a major influence on her filmmaking and incorporates elements of camp into her work.Personal life
Maio Mackay is a transgender woman. She resides in Sydney.Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Notes |
| 2018 | Bestia | Short film | |||
| 2019 | Smothered | Short film, also cinematographer and editor | |||
| 2019 | A Tale of the Laundry Game | Short film | |||
| 2019 | Love and Blood | Short film | |||
| 2020 | Tooth 4 Tooth | Short film | |||
| 2021 | The Serpent's Nest | Short film | |||
| 2021 | So Vam | ||||
| 2022 | Bad Girl Boogey | ||||
| 2023 | T Blockers | ||||
| 2023 | Satranic Panic | ||||
| 2024 | Carnage for Christmas | ||||
| 2025 | The Serpent's Skin † | - |